Everyone has a fighting chance
I’m still not totally on board with the new dailies. Judging by this massive thread on the official forums, it seems I’m not alone. I still stand by my original article last month that it’s not a big enough change to make me rip my hair out and quit the game or anything quite so drastic, but I’m also not sure the revamp is having the desired effect.
Sword Art Online II recently wrapped up. I haven’t actually watched the second leg of the Sword Art Online story as I’m late to the party on this topic, but I’ve seen all of Sword Art Online I and was enamored with the concept. If you’re unaware, Sword Art Online, or SAO for short, is an anime about a group of people that get trapped inside of an MMORPG. The catch is that if they die in the game, they die in real life as well.
January is the perfect time for reflection. It’s the start of a new year, a breath of fresh air after the last; a time to look back on the prior twelve months and learn the lessons that need to be learned before moving forward. I have a lesson for the games industry in case it missed it: stop trying to copy MMORPGs. Your games are worse because of it.
The first round of the MMORPG.com Player’s Choice Awards is now over and we’ve got the list of winners chosen by you, our loyal readers. See if your favorite game took home the prize!
Browser-based dragon training MMO Dragon Atlas is celebrating the opening of a third server ("Road of Bravery")this week with events and rewards and improvements to its existing tutorial.
ArcheAge’s Loyalty Store is that much richer this week, thanks to the addition of the Rumbling Archeum Tree Saplings, which can be harvested for Archeum Crystals (and are more likely to become Thunderstruck), and the Sloth Glider, which may be the best item made for any game.
This week’s SotA newsletter covers a range of things, including the game’s presence at CES in Vegas. More importantly though, it talks about the combat Elementals mages can summon, showing images that differentiate the summoned variety from their wild counterparts.
MMORPG.com and Reality Squared games have partnered to bring you a special gift opportunity for their latest browser MMORPG – Nova Genesis! Each key will give you Gold, Anima, Phantasma and much more! Get your key now!
The latest Age of Conan: Unchained Producer’s Letter has been released. The letter begins with a recap of 2014 and moves on to give players a sneak peek ahead at what 2015 has in store. Among other things, Funcom has plans to introduce a new achievement system and will finally push the long-awaited crafting update out the door.
The Game Developers Choice Award nominees have been announced and a trio of big titles have been named. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor has been nominated in five categories including Game of the Year. Destiny has also received a nod for Game of the Year and has nominations in other categories. Blizzard’s Hearthstone has also received nominations in multiple categories. The GDCAs will take place on March 4th.